Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2024-02-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-03-06 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-09-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-09-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-10-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-10-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) and 1 more date | Virtual Meeting, WA
Have you ever wondered what you’ll do should an event disrupt your normal routine? What about your family or friends? Earthquakes, for example, do not happen every day, but that can happen and would be the worst-case scenario for Seattle. This presentation will provide an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps community members can take to become prepared for the unexpected. Participants will receive guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared. You’ll also receive an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City’s new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.
Intended Audience: This presentation is intended for a broad array of audiences. This could include a business or non-profit organization looking to increase the personal preparedness of its employees. It could also include a community group looking to improve the personal preparedness of the neighborhood or people they serve.
Register at this link
For accessibility accommodations, please e-mail or text OEM@seattle.gov or 206-233-5076.
This will take place via Zoom. You do not need to have a Zoom account in order to attend. Access to the training will be provided after registration has closed. Registration will close two days prior to the class.
Can’t make any of the dates and times offered? No worries! Just click on the Training Request Form at this page: www.seattle.gov… and let us know you would like a training for your community! You can also watch educational videos instructing you on specific skills needed to make it through the worst-case scenario.

Disaster Preparedness classes: Working with Neighbors - and - Organizing with Community
2024-02-21 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
Offered by Seattle Prepares, these are concise, practical and free classes to ready your household for any disaster. This is one of a series of 7 classes, you must sign up to get the link, https://signup.com/go/PPUBXVt
If you have to miss a session, no worries. Classes are recorded and a link to the YouTube video is sent out a day or so after class and they are posted at https://www.youtube.com/@SeattlePrepares/playlists

Full list in this series is:
Jan 10 – Seattle’s hazards and why we prepare – and – What are the odds of a big earthquake?
Jan 17 – What to do when the earth shakes – and – Smartphone apps to download now
Jan 24 – Water and what you need to know – and – Power outage lights
Jan 31 – Managing utilities after a disaster – and – Sanitation
Feb 7 – Communicating after a quake – and – Early earthquake warning system
Feb 14 – Making a Plan – and – Building a “Get Home” bag
Feb 21 – Working with Neighbors – and – Organizing with Community

Peace Lutheran Hub 101 training and tabletop exercise
2024-03-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Peace Lutheran Church, 8316 39th Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98136, United States
Join the members of the Peace Lutheran Hub and surrounding neighbors for a training and “tabletop” exercise to learn what a Hub is and how it operates. This is an interactive session and no prior knowledge or training is needed. This event is open to all who are interested to learn about the Hubs and how you can help your community in a disaster.

Advanced "Tabletop" Hub Roles Drill at Madison Park
2024-03-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Parkshore Senior Living Community, 1630 43rd Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Please RSVP here for an evening of hearty appetizers, beverages and learn how radios will play an instrumental role after a disaster. This is the third of three indoor Madison Park Emergency Communication Hub tabletop drills.
Hub 301 will focus on the use of radios and the importance of communications after a disaster. We will learn about different types of radios and practice communications that allow our hub to communicate with: 1) neighbors within Madison Park, 2) other Seattle hubs, and 3) City of Seattle radio volunteers,.
You can sign up to bring an appetizer, dessert or bottle of wine to keep things festive.
Note: We will meet in the auditorium of the Parkshore Senior Living Community. When you arrive in the lobby, you will need to sign in at the front desk before you are directed to the auditorium.
Come play radio with us!

"I Am Safe" messaging - Training and Testing Clinic
2024-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | American Red Cross, 1900 25th Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
American Red Cross, 1900 25th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144
The Seattle Neighborhood Emergency Communication Hubs will hold a clinic to train Hub volunteers and Ham Radio operators in collecting and sending personal messages in the event of a disaster affecting commercial communications services. Personal welfare messages can be passed by radio while not interfering with higher-priority response and recovery traffic.
In the clinic Hub volunteers will learn and practice collecting and reviewing personal messages. Amateur Radio operators will learn and practice how to format and send messages to email addresses, cell phones, landline telephones, and snail mail addresses via Winlink radio email. Hams will practice sending messages collected by the Hub volunteers.
All Hams interested in supporting their neighbors in an emergency are invited to attend, learn, practice, and even just shadow.
1 – 3 pm – Hub Captain training starts at 1, message composition follows.

Hub Captains: Bring the phone numbers or email addresses you want test messages sent to (your own email or pre-notified “loved ones”)

1 – 4 pm – Winlink radio practice, set up and process testing at 1, message passing follows until 4 pm or until all messages sent.

Radio participants should bring :

— portable VHF/UHF gear, batteries, and antennas, if they have them;

— working portable Winlink stations, if they have them, i.e. Mobile Radio, Power Source, Sound Card Device, Windows Laptop, Antenna;

–Those with only a Windows laptop, we will “plug them in” to one of our working stations, and help them get Winlink Express and VARA set up on their computer, with their callsign, so they’re ready to equip their own station later.

Are you "Rumble Ready"? Hubs Practice for a Disaster
2024-06-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Various locations throughout the City of Seattle
On Saturday, June 1st, six Hubs will activate their volunteers, set up their Hub, and simulate helping their neighbors. Our practice scenario… the entire city was shaken by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake along the Seattle Fault Line. And the FIFA (soccer) games are starting in three days so Seattle is packed with tourists from all over the world.
We invite you to join us! Plan to stop by any time between 1pm and 3pm.
Participating locations can be found on the map HERE
There are many great reasons to stop by…

Learn how the Hubs operate.
Find your role in a disaster – community resilience is key.
Help by becoming an “actor” to read a script and giving us a problem to work.
This is our major field exercise for 2024! Don’t miss it!

Epiphany Parish Hub 101 training
2024-06-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Epiphany Parish Great Hall, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Everyone welcome!
Join the members of the Epiphany Parish Hub and surrounding neighbors for a training and “tabletop” exercise to learn what a Hub is and how it operates. This is an interactive session and no prior knowledge or training is needed. This event is open to all who are interested to learn about the Hubs and how you can help your community in a disaster.
For more information, contact emadronahub@gmail.com

Are we "Rumble Ready"? Hubs Practice for a Disaster
2024-06-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Various locations throughout the City of Seattle
On Sunday, June 9th, seven Hubs will activate their volunteers, set up their Hub, and simulate helping their neighbors. Our practice scenario… the entire city was shaken by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake along the Seattle Fault Line. And the FIFA (soccer) games are starting in three days so Seattle is packed with tourists from all over the world.
We invite you to join us! Plan to stop by any time between 1pm and 3pm.
Participating locations can be found on the map HERE
There are many great reasons to stop by…

Learn how the Hubs operate.
Find your role in a disaster – community resilience is key.
Help by becoming an “actor” to read a script and giving us a problem to work.
This is our major field exercise for 2024! Don’t miss it!

Disaster Preparedness: The Basics (Somali Language)
2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Garfield Commnity Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This presentation provides an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps that individuals and families can take to become more prepared to deal with them. This includes guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared. The presentation also provides an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City’s new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.
Intended Audience: This presentation is intended for a broad array of audiences. This could include a business or non-profit organization looking to increase the personal preparedness of its employees. It could also include a community group looking to improve the personal preparedness of the neighborhood or people they serve.
Registration is not required.

GMRS Radio Clinic
2024-09-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Avenue South, WA, 98144, United States
Learn how GMRS (General Mobile Radio System) communications can be used if communications are down. First by your household – and then by your community (Emergency Communication Hubs).
The class will cover repeaters (extend the reach of your radio), radio etiquette, and more.
During class, your radio will be programmed to match other GMRS radios involved in the Hub network. That makes communication easier and you can listen in on important Ham radio communications post-disaster.
At the tail end of the class, we will go outside and practice talking on the radio.
ALL are welcome!

Tuesday, Sep 17
6pm
Beacon Hill Library (2821 Beacon Ave S, 98144)

Please register HERE so we know how many to expect.

Disaster Preparedness: The Basics (Amharic Language)
2024-09-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Garfield Commnity Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2024-11-06 18:30 - 20:00
Have you ever wondered what you’ll do should an event disrupt your normal routine? What about your family or friends? Earthquakes, for example, do not happen every day, but that can happen and would be the worst-case scenario for Seattle. This presentation will provide an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps community members can take to become prepared for the unexpected. Participants will receive guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared. You’ll also receive an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City’s new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.
Intended Audience: This presentation is intended for a broad array of audiences. This could include a business or non-profit organization looking to increase the personal preparedness of its employees. It could also include a community group looking to improve the personal preparedness of the neighborhood or people they serve.
Register at this link
For accessibility accommodations, please e-mail or text OEM@seattle.gov or 206-233-5076.
This will take place via Zoom. You do not need to have a Zoom account in order to attend. Access to the training will be provided after registration has closed. Registration will close two days prior to the class.
Can’t make any of the dates and times offered? No worries! Just click on the Training Request Form at this page: www.seattle.gov… and let us know you would like a training for your community! You can also watch educational videos instructing you on specific skills needed to make it through the worst-case scenario

Hub 101 - Broadview
2024-11-12 18:45 - 20:00 | Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave N, Seattle, 98133, United States
Gather with like-minded neighbors to learn how the “Emergency Communication Hub” system works.
Sign in starts at 6:45, program starts at 7pm
Questions? Contact Pat Mork broadviewprepares@gmail.com

Disaster Preparedness: The Basics (Spanish Language)
2024-11-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Garfield Commnity Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Amateur Radio BASICS
2025-02-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Learn the pros/cons of amateur radio – FRS, GMRS, and Ham. Understand how radio communication can support your community post-disaster. (This class is for radio newbies and those considering getting into radio communications.)

Wednesday, February 12th
6:30pm
Wedgwood Presbyterian Church (8008 35th Ave NE, 98115)

This class will also be available online.
ALL participants must register – whether you’re attending in person or online.
Register to attend HERE… https://signup.com/go/DQBjSSa
* If you have a GMRS radio, bring it to class. We’ll ensure your programming is up-to-date and you’ll get a chance to talk on the radio at the end of class.

Psychological First Aid for Hub Volunteers
2025-02-22 09:00 - 12:30 | North Seattle College – College Center bldg, 9600 College Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
This class is for Hub volunteers and support personnel. The program will have two parts:

To teach how to provide basic care, comfort, and support to people who are experiencing disaster-related stress.
To help volunteer recognize when they are also experience stress as first responders.

Registration is required: register here
Room opens at 8:30 for coffee, course starts promptly at 9.
Parking at North Seattle College is free on the weekends.
North Seattle College, Education Building-enter on the north side, 3rd floor, room 2843A,

Magnolia Hub - Learn more
2025-03-13 16:30 - 19:00 | Magnolia Library Branch, 2801 34th Ave West, Seattle, 98199, United States
This session is intended for people who are interested in learning more about the Magnolia Hub and how to get involved.

Disaster Preparedness:The Basics
2025-04-05 14:00 - 15:30 | MLK Fame Community Center, 3201 E Republican St., Seattle, 98112, United States
This presentation at the MLK FAME Center provides an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps that individuals and families can take to become more prepared to deal with them. It includes guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared. The presentation also provides an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City’s new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.
Intended Audience: This presentation is intended for a broad array of audiences. This could include a business or non-profit organization looking to increase the personal preparedness of its employees. It could also include a community group looking to improve the personal preparedness of the neighborhood or people they serve.
RSVP through Google Calendar – https://calendar.app.google/zaNfYQwNFdJHJLfB9

Community Building and Outreach class
2025-04-06 10:00 - 11:30 | North Seattle College, Education Bldg (9600 College Way N, Seattle, WA 98103), 9600 College Way N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
In partnership with the Department of Neighborhoods, we are hosting special training sessions for Hub volunteers to help us build community with stronger outreach. Topics covered include:

identifying organizations and partners that might be helpful in your community
outreach tips and tools
running effective meetings

* While the examples in this session will use NW and NE Hub locations, ALL are welcome to attend!
Register here

Sunday, April 6
10am to 11:30am
North Seattle College, 9600 College Way N.

Education bldg, 3rd floor, Room 2843A

Magnolia Hub Equipment review
2025-05-08 16:30 - 19:00 | tbd
In preparation for the citywide exercise in June, this meeting of the West Magnolia Playfield Hub will focus on review of Hub equipment and set up. We will meet either at the Library, or at the Hub box .

"Unplugged" - Disaster Practice - great fun!
2025-06-07 12:00 - 16:00 | El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Every year, we get out in the field and practice our skills – and we need your help! The theme of this year’s drills is “Unplugged.” The scenario:
The FIFA World Cup tournament has brought soccer fans to Seattle by the tens of thousands. . . . Without warning, the power plant at Bonneville Dam fails . . . now the entire Pacific Northwest is without electricity.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend. We’ll need neighbors to put the Emergency Hub volunteers through their paces.

Saturday, June 7
Noon to 4pm
El Centro De La Raza (2524 16th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144)

Of note:

Spanish interpreter on site!
Snacks and Giveaways!
Video booth!

This is the first of two dates this year, our second exercise will be on Sunday, June 22.
For more information on how you can observe or help with the exercise, go to seattleemergencyhubs.org/unplugged
